Laysan Hedyleptan Moth

Laysan Hedyleptan Moth
Laysan Hedyleptan Moth
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Omiodes
Species: O. laysanensis
Binomial name
Omiodes laysanensis
Meyrick, 1914
Synonyms
  • Hedylepta laysanensis (Meyrick, 1914)
  • Phostria laysanensis

The Laysan Hedyleptan Moth (Omiodes laysanensis) is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is endemic to Laysan.

The larvae are thought to feed on grasses.

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